Great meaning: Eoin means “Yahweh is gracious” and indeed God has been gracious to us this past year. Does it help if I say the “e” is silent? His name is pronounced exactly like “owen.” It may be helpful to know we live in the Midwest of the United States and not the British Isles where this name is better known. The pronunciation issue isn’t such a big deal to me, since my own name is mispronounced a lot, but I would like to be able to anticipate how Eoin’s name will be mis/pronounced (or any other issues that may come up) so I can have a helpful explanation ready.Įoin is an Irish variant of John. Nurses who read her name pronounce it like Charles instead of Character. In our eagerness to assure ourselves that the “ch” is often pronounced like a “k” in English, we overlooked the pronunciations of Charles and Charlotte. It is pronounced like other words borrowed from Greek into English, such as Christmas, chorus, psychology, charisma, etc. Her name is the Greek word for “joy,” and coincidentally is also the Irish Gaelic word for “friend” in the Connacht dialect.
Specifically, how do you think it’s pronounced? Two years ago when we named our daughter Chara we thought the pronunciation was obvious. Since we are not sharing this name with family or close friends before the birth I would like to know what everyone’s first impression is. Before we were even pregnant, my husband and I decided his name will be Eoin. We’re expecting our first boy in September.
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